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6 Mar, 6 tweets, 4 min read
Lovely to meet #LiteratureinAction students today! Thanks for having me along @EnglishAssoc Details on some of the collections and resources I mentioned are in this thread. @DrRebeccaFisher @JenniferRichar7
Seven Stories collection information and highlights can be found here 👉 sevenstories.org.uk/collection#fil…*
Seven Stories is the proud custodian of Judith Kerr’s archive.

This blog piece explores Judith’s life and work 👉 sevenstories.org.uk/collection/col…

You can explore @7Stories Digital Exhibition of Judith’s work here 👉 sevenstoriesexhibition.cfpreview.co.uk/3/exhibition
Explore centuries of stories, poems and illustrations with Discovering Children's Books from @BL_Learning @7Stories @UniofNewcastle bl.uk/childrens-book… Image
Go deeper: Changing the world and children’s books by Prof. Kim Reynolds and @MichaelRosenYes explores cultural revolutions and campaigns of resistance in children’s books bl.uk/childrens-book… Image
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4 Mar
What a way to spend the morning of #WorldBookDay! Huge thanks to @ReadSolutionsUK for hosting the #GreatNorthReadingConference
All of the events, books, and resources I mentioned are below👇
Authors into Schools - With our digital programme it's easier than ever to have an inspirational author or illustrator come in to your classroom to enthuse children, encourage reading for pleasure, and enhance your curriculum.

More info and bookings 👉 sevenstories.org.uk/learning/schoo…
Hooks into Books - Exciting and engaging books chosen for their potential to help you grow #ReadingforPleasure in school and have some fun, play with language, illustrate, act out, investigate and create!

More info and subscribe 👉 sevenstories.org.uk/learning/hooks…
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16 Feb
This is Jenny Lives with Eric and Martin (1983), an educational children’s book intended to reduce anti-gay prejudice. It was quickly labelled ‘gay propaganda’ and wielded as a weapon and ‘evidence’ against the #LGBT community, leading to the introduction of #Section28 #LGBTHM21
Danish author, Susanne Bosche, created the book to help children ‘...understand themselves and the society they live in.’ google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg…

However the book became the catalyst for one of the most pernicious pieces of legislation in recent times.
In 1986 The Sun ran the headline “Vile Book In School: Pupils See Pictures of Gay Lovers”. The fact that the book was published by Gay Men’s Press in the UK simply ‘confirmed’ this view.
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